RTÉ Concert Orchestra
INO Studio Artists
Conductor Sinead Hayes
Soprano Rachel Croash
Soprano Amy Ní Fhearraigh
Tenor Andrew Gavin

Guest Artists
Mezzo-soprano Carolyn Holt
Baritone Matthew Mannion

Special Guest
Bass William Thomas, winner of the 2019 Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition

Hear the next generation of operatic superstars in this collaboration between the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Irish National Opera. Rachel Croash, Amy Ní Fhearraigh, Andrew Gavin and conductor Sinead Hayes are all from the INO Studio, where they have just finished an intensive year-long programme of masterclasses and performances. Now they take centre stage with the RTÉ CO at the NCH for a very special gala evening.

The programme is packed with glorious arias and ensembles from celebrated operas Carmen, Manon, Roméo et Juliette, L’elisir d’amore, La Cenerentola and more. And to finish, the Dialogue of the Two Queens from Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda, where royal insults are exchanged from soprano to soprano through increasingly virtuosic coloratura lines – one of the greatest operatic stand-offs!

Programme
Rossini Overture L'italiana in Algeri
Rossini Sì, ritrovarla io giuro (La Cenerentola)
Mozart Ach, ich fühl's (Die Zauberflöte)
Bellini Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni (La sonnambula)
Gounod Je veux vivre (Roméo et Juliette)
Donizetti Quanto amore (L’elisir d'amore)
Donizetti Una furtiva lagrima (L’elisir d'amore)
Donizetti Prendi, per me (L’elisir d'amore)
Bizet Carmen Suite No. 1 (extracts)
Bizet Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante (Carmen)
Donizetti Ah! mes amis (La fille du régiment)
Massenet Je marche sur tous les chemins (Manon)
Gounod Amour, ranime mon courage (Roméo et Juliette)
Donizetti È sempre la stessa (Maria Stuarda)
Donizetti Dialogo delle due regine (Maria Stuarda)

Tickets: €12–€39.50

Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Irish National Opera